What's up with these rules?

[Jonno06]

well if they actually had refs..that,well,REF(!),maybe there would be any wiping....i mean,if a ref is right there watching you,you arent gonna wipe...

isnt it gonna look odd with a bunch of welts on your arm???

i hate these rules....

[shartley]

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[Ultimator]

Originally posted by shartley
Ultimator

lol yep ... it's alright. :)

[dre1919]

[Ultimator]

This has no relativity at all, but ...

Originally posted by dre1919
... and a bunch of disorganized "hobbists" playing in backyards ...

I read that about 3 times and each time it came out as "hobbits". *Sigh* too much Lord of the Rings .

[dre1919]

Actually, we have a guy on my team whose nickname is "Hobbit." He,he,he... LOL bro.

[dropkick1]

those are some beat rules, i agree we need a set of rules but not nazi rules.

ken

[Muzikman]

Originally posted by dre1919

Again, there is an Insurance thing with the long pants and shirts. It may not seem logical to you, but again, what insurance is logical. This falls into the same thing as NHL hockey. You get a misconduct penalty if you get into a fight and your opponent pulls your jersey off. Why? Who knows, but it is a rule, much like the pulling down the long sleeves. Also, if you would roll up your pants and or shirt sleeves, this gives an area of more fabric and thus getting a possible bounce. There is also a rule about tucking your shirt into your pants that is for the same reason.

As Shartley stated, there is nothing stopping you from putting your hair up in a mo-hawk or sticking a dozen rings in your nose.

I am also unsure of the exact mask rules you read, but what they are trying to prevent are people from cutting parts off their masks to make it easier to hear and yell, thus possibly making it unsafe. You have to remember that there are hundreds of participants in large tournaments, the governing bodies of these events do not have the time to look at every mask and determine if the modification to the mask makes it unsafe or not. They look and if it is a stock, non-modified mask, they can usually rest assured that it is still safe.

[Army]

The altered mask rule, was to stop players from folding up the Flex and Ize mouthguards, and/or cutting away pieces so as to be able to communicate better. Obviously, this leaves your neck, mouth, nose, and cheeks uncovered. It also means you cannot hang patches, stickers, rag strips, or any thing that may prevent a ball from breaking. There is also a rule about slick/slippery "Doo-Rags" that may ricochet hits.

Nothing prevents you from putting in spikes...except maybe the owners of the Sup'air bunkers!

PHSsssssssssssssssss......

[rjvemt1]

If I remember correctly, back in the old days, there was a theam that played in short sleeves and shorts. They covered their skin in vaseline, for the express reason of wiping.

paintballs first urban legend!

[timag]

Hence my loader sticker:

You Can't Wipe A Welt

[dre1919]

Thanks for the input eveybody. I definitely see ya'lls views on these issues as far as keeping cheating to a minimum. That is a good thing. Hopefully you see where I was coming from on the issue of a governing body becoming "too hands" on with a players individual rights. As long as we have good rules that serve a purpose, it's cool. Thanks.

[kosmo]

I too agree that paintball should have a universal standard of rules to allow the sport to become more standardized. However, the problem arises when strict rules are made universal. When PanAm starts saying don't have spiked helmets, ok then don't play PanAm. But then soon enough, that rule becomes standardized and more and more fields start introducing those rules. For a set of rules to be universally acceptable, they must be general enough to allow individual areas to adjust to their liking. Look at it like the American government. We have the Federal laws controlling universal crimes such as murder, whereas local statues cover little things like speed limits. Paintball must also have a rule set adopted like that. If things start to become standardized, many people will not be able to express their individuality at the local level because the locals are emulating the pros. Also with the strict guidelines set up by one organization like that comes the increased risk of commercial influence. I worked in construction for a few years, and codes were constantly changing because some company thought up a new product that could make them money, then lobbied with enough cash that it became mandated to use their product, even at the expense of both the workers and the customers, often causing long term damage to the house. While that is only an example of something I have experienced, it does happen in many different jobs. And SHartley, as far as sports stars not complaining about what they have to wear, Randy Moss was fined a HUGE amount of money last season because he wore his Nike hat on the sidelines instead of the NFL sanctioned Reebok hat. I sure as hell don't want to see anybody get fined because JT paid PanAm or whatever to sanction their hats as the official hat of paintball, and I or someone else wore a different hat. Things like that go on, and paintball is not immune to them. In conclusion, I think standardized rules is a good thing, but not strict standardized rules as that takes away too much freedom.

[paintbattler]

i think they are pretty good and fair rules..IMO i wouldnt change any

[hitech]

Originally posted by timag
You Can't Wipe A Welt

Nope, you can't. And you don't need to. Ever try to call someone out on a welt?